The Awakening & Other Stories

"The voice of the sea is seductive; never ceasing, whispering, clamoring, murmuring, inviting the soul to wander."In the stifling heat of a Grand Isle summer, Edna Pontellier begins to realize that she is "seeing the world as one looks at a picture, without being part of it." The Awakening follows Edna's journey as she casts off the expectations of her role as a "mother-woman" in 19th-century New Orleans. What starts as a spiritual restlessness evolves into a total rebellion against the social ...